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Campus community encouraged to use Tech Drive or Scenic Drive to access Main Campus

Eugene J. Towbin VA Medical Center at 2200 Fort Roots Drive in North Little Rock announced Monday their intention conduct health screening interviews to all persons entering their facilities at the Fort Roots/Veterans Administration facility adjacent to UA – Pulaski Tech’s Main Campus in North Little Rock.

Beginning Tuesday, March 10 and continuing for an indefinite period of time, all traffic at the Eugene J. Towbin VA Medical Center in North Little Rock will be directed to screening points set up in the parking lot off Cypress Street from 5:30 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday through Friday. After hours and weekend screening will be at the north entrance to building 170.

This new protocol may cause traffic delays for the UA - Pulaski Tech campus community. For this reason, all students, employees and visitors to campus are strongly encouraged to enter the UA-PTC campus from either Tech Drive or Scenic Drive.

A Veterans Affairs media release said the measures are being put into place “to ensure that Veterans, employees and the public are protected from High Consequence Infections like flu and coronavirus, known as COVID-19.”

Anyone entering the facility will be asked three questions:

• Do you have a fever? Do you have a worsening cough or flu-like symptoms?
• Have you traveled to China, Japan, Italy, Iran or South Korea in the last 14 days?
• Have you been in close contact with someone, including health care workers, confirmed to have the coronavirus disease?

“We apologize for any delays or inconvenience this screening may cause,” said Dr. Margie Scott, Medical Center director. “We are doing all we can to protect our Veterans and employees while providing excellent medical care. We’re asking for patience and understanding during this outbreak.”